By Samuel Ofori Boateng
Kumasi Feb. 06, GNA – Twelve candidates, including two women have, filed their nominations to contest in the Council of Statement elections in the Ashanti region.
The contestants, aged between 27 and 68, come from diverse backgrounds such as traditional leadership, farming, business and the media.
Among the contestants are Nana Nkansah Boadu Ayeboafo, Mrs Rose Hamilton, Mr Frederick Adjei, Nana Yaw Akuoko, Mr Alexander Nti, Nana Gyedu Kumanin IV, and Nana Kusi Ampofo II.
The rest are Angel Yirenkyi, Nana Foriwaa Adwoa, Daniel Anarfi Yeboah, Bismark Adjei and Yaw Owusu Obimpe.
Mr Osei Nsiah, the Ashanti Regional Director of the Electoral Commission (EC), told the Ghana News Agency in an interview that, a total of 86 Assembly members, drawn from the 43 District Assemblies in the Ashanti region, (two from each district) would form the electoral college to vote and select a representative for the region.
He said the elections scheduled to take place on Tuesday, February 11, 2025, would be held at the premises of the Ashanti Regional Coordinating Council at Kumasi.
Mr Nsiah said the EC had fulfilled its mandate by presenting copies of the nomination of polls, also referred to as the election register, to the candidates to aid their campaigns.
“This is a non-partisan election, and we (EC) expect that the selected assembly members would vote and select someone who has the interest of the region at heart,” Mr Nsiah stated.
He denied that some of the applicants had been disqualified and said all those who had successfully filed their nominations were in the race for the elections.
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